#scimitar babbler

[herpsandbirds]

Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris), family Timaliidae, order Passeriformes, WB, India

photograph by Kaushik Basu

[birdstudies]

November 29, 2024 - Black-necklaced Scimitar-Babbler (Erythrogenys erythrocnemis) Found only in Taiwan, these scimitar-babblers live in foothill and mountain forests. They feed on insects, foraging mostly on the ground. Very little is known about their breeding behavior except that they breed in March and lay clutches of four eggs.

[best-bird-tournament]

Erythrogenys scimitar babbler

Which is the best bird?

Large scimitar babbler

Rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler

Red-eyed scimitar babbler

Spot-breasted scimitar babbler

Black-streaked scimitar babbler

Grey-sided scimitar babbler

Black-necklaced scimitar babbler

Voting ended onJun 16, 2025

[birdblues]

Indian Scimitar Babbler

[herpsandbirds]

Slender-billed Scimitar Babblers (Pomatorhinus superciliaris), family Timaliidae, order Passeriformes, Mishmi Hills, AP, Inida

photograph by Shilpy Das Ghosh

[herpsandbirds]

Taiwan Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus musicus), family Timaliidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to Taiwan

photograph by ZW Young

[herpsandbirds]

Indian Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii), family Timaliidae, order Passeriformes, found in various parts of the Indian Subcontinent

photographs by Srinivasa Rao & Prajwalkm 

[herpsandbirds]

Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris), family Timaliidae, order Passeriformes, Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, India

photograph by Dibyendu Ash